2L Diversity Fellowship

Full-time

No

Eligibility Guidelines

To be eligible for consideration for Day Pitney’s 2L Diversity Fellowship Program, applicants must be a full-time second-year law student enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school. Applicants must demonstrate:

• Exceptional academic achievement and leadership qualities;
• Involvement in diversity organizations, and contributions to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in the legal profession;
• Commitment to community service and serving clients in need;
• Membership in a diverse population that historically has been underrepresented in the legal profession;
• Diverse background, interests, work experience and perspectives that will strengthen our practices;
• Excellent communication skills;
• . citizenship or being authorized to work in the United States; and
• Interest in joining Day Pitney as an associate after law school graduation.

Summer Associate Qualifications

We welcome candidates with diverse and varied backgrounds and interests, particularly those who come from underserved and historically underrepresented backgrounds. You must be a second-year law student (expected to receive . in 2025) to be considered for our 2024 Summer Associate Program. Preferably, you will have/be:

• Stellar academic achievements that demonstrate drive, passion and leadership ability;
• Demonstrated interest, including coursework and previous professional work experience in one of our industry sectors;
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in a variety of settings;
• A self-starter with the ability to work independently and as part of a team;
• Curious and eager to learn and take ownership of your career development;
• An expressed interest in our geographic markets, and commitment to public service in the communities we live and work.

Summer Associate Program Overview

Our summer program provides a comprehensive overview of what it is like to work as an associate at Day Pitney. Day Pitney’s smaller summer associate class size allows us to get to know you better, including your skills and interests, in order to provide individualized opportunities and support. As a participant in our 2024 Summer Associate Program, you will have opportunities to:

• Work on challenging, interesting and diverse projects that reflect the variety of real client work of the firm;
• Work with industry leaders and gain hands-on experience;
• Learn about our culture, attorneys, industries, practice areas and clients.
• Receive formal and informal mentoring and training, including skill development training and shadowing opportunities;
• Network and build relationships with Day Pitney attorneys across all offices; and
• Receive formal and informal constructive feedback on your work.

2L Diversity Fellowship Award

Day Pitney’s 2L Diversity Fellowship Program provides $15,000 awards* (less any applicable withholdings) to a select number of qualified second-year law students to help cover law school expenses in addition to offering a salaried position in our 2024 summer associate program. The $15,000 award is contingent upon the student receiving and accepting an offer to join Day Pitney’s 2024 summer associate program and receiving and accepting an offer to join the firm as a full-time associate following law school graduation. The firm will pay the first half of the award ($7,500) upon completion of the 2024 summer associate program and acceptance of a full-time offer to join the firm as a first-year associate. The firm will pay the second half of the award ($7,500) with the fellow’s first paycheck upon start of employment as a first-year associate following law school graduation. Applicants are not eligible if they were awarded a similar diversity award from another law firm for the same period.

Office Locations

The following office locations will host 2L Summer Associate Programs: Connecticut (Hartford, Stamford), Florida (Boca Raton, Miami, West Palm Beach), Massachusetts (Boston), New Jersey (Parsippany), and Rhode Island (Providence).

Diversity Fellowship Application

All candidates must complete our online application and include a resume, laws school transcript and diversity statement using the prompt below. Any candidate applying to Day Pitney’s Summer Associate Program through your law schools on-campus interview program or job fair, please consider this an addendum to your application rather than a substitute. For candidates applying from schools where Day Pitney does not visit on-campus, the submission of this application will be for both a 2L Summer Associate and a 2L Diversity Fellowship position.

Diversity Prompt

Please choose one of the options listed below and submit by August 1, 2023 in order to be considered for the 2L Day Pitney Fellowship Program.

Option 1: Diversity statement of 250 words or less with your online application. This can include a description of experiences that have shaped your commitment to diversity and inclusion, how diversity has played a role in pursuing a legal career or your professional goals, why diversity and inclusion is important to you, and/or how you have overcome adversity and/or other significant contributions or accomplishments.

Option 2: Write-up of 250 words or less about an organization or activity that you participated in (current or past) that helped shape your personal commitment to advancing diversity and inclusion. Please describe the organization/activity, the role you played, and how it made an impact (can be within the legal profession or within your community in general).

Option 3: Submit an idea(s) for Day Pitney to partner with a diversity organization that you are currently involved with

Challenging, interesting and diverse projects that reflect the variety of real client work of the firm; Work with industry leaders and gain hands-on experience; Learn about our culture, attorneys, industries, practice areas and clients; Receive formal and informal mentoring and training, including skill development training and shadowing opportunities; Network and build relationships with Day Pitney attorneys across all offices; Receive formal and informal constructive feedback on your work.

Full-time second-year law student enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school

Sign up for on-campus interviews through your law school’s career placement office and complete our online application.

Qualification and Experience Second-year law student enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school

Legal